League applauds Sask. Appeal Court Decision

TORONTO, Ont. April 18, 2006 – The Catholic Civil Rights League (www.ccrl.ca) has applauded the recent decision of the Saskatchewan Court of Appeal, which unanimously overturned a 2002 decision and a previous human rights commission ruling that an advertisement...

League comments on Easter media offerings

TORONTO, April 12, 2006 – The Catholic Civil Rights League (www.ccrl.ca) today commented on the state of Easter programming on Canada’s major media. While applauding the many offerings that will help Christians reflect on the holiest season of the...

League critical of CRTC decision on gay FM network license

TORONTO, Ont. April 7, 2006 – The Catholic Civil Rights League (www.ccrl.ca) today expressed concern about the CRTC decision to grant an FM radio license to Rainbow Media Group for a station devoted to gay and lesbian interests. The CRTC (Canadian Radio...

Judicial review sought in union dues diversion application

TORONTO, April 4, 2006 – The Catholic Civil Rights League (www.ccrl.ca) today expressed its support for a federal government employee who is seeking federal judicial review of the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal’s refusal to hear her complaint in her union’s refusal to...

League condemns anti-Christian cartoon

TORONTO, March 7, 2006 – The Catholic Civil Rights League (www.ccrl.ca) today expressed disgust at the publication of a cartoon in the University of Saskatchewan student newspaper “The Sheaf” depicting Jesus engaged in oral sex with a pig. The cartoon, which appeared...

League pleased SCC will not hear abortion appeal

OTTAWA, February 27, 2006 – The Catholic Civil Rights League (www.ccrl.ca) today commented on the Supreme Court of Canada’s refusal to hear an appeal by two Manitoba women who want the province to pay for abortions outside public hospitals. As is customary, the SCC...